Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 05, 2009

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    Oh shut up with the “It happened” already.

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    wndrwrthg  over 15 years ago

    Would someone please shoot Ringo and shut him up?

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    Rene_Simard  over 15 years ago

    She’s alive ! She’s alive !

    De plane ! De plane !

    Help me ! Help me !

    I can’t take it anymore !

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    LordDogmore  over 15 years ago

    BLAM Happy now?

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    mrbribery  over 15 years ago

    Has anyone considered the possibility that Ringo is actually a giant parrot, made up to resemble a human?

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    Steve Bartholomew  over 15 years ago

    Is there really a way to tell if the last shot fired was a blank? A spent cartridge is a spent cartridge. I want to examine the funny dead duck.

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    jumbobrain  over 15 years ago

    I am frankly insulted that at the snail’s-pace narrative of this comic strip, they would not spend at least four days establishing that the dead woman’s name was “Louise Trapeze.” Not that it matters, I know I’ll hear it eight times this week.

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    drwatson  over 15 years ago

    So there was actually a gunshot? Tracy must have been a real genius to work out she was shot (we found a week ago, but they’re just repeating to make sure)

    IT HAPPENED! (Just in case you didn’t realise the first time)

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    farren  over 15 years ago

    A spent cartridge is a spent cartridge, but blank cartridges look different from ones that aren’t blanks.

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    86krucar  over 15 years ago

    You can start reading today and you are right in. Anyone who has read all the previous strips don’t have any advantage! Isn’t that a marvelous fairness and justice? Where else in our society you can see everyone starting from the very same starting post every day?

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    Fearless_Fosdick  over 15 years ago

    Ringo started having dreams about this some time ago, and now it has finally happened.

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    LudwigVonDrake  over 15 years ago

    Pull the plug on this strip…NOW!

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    DLisagenius  over 15 years ago

    My comment yesterday was not directed to the fact that most of the posts here are destructive criticism - I’ve accepted that and agree with some of what is posted here.

    I am just tired of reading the same one liners from the same people every day. It’s just like the ringmaster yelling “IT HAPPENED” over and over and over again - it gets a bit annoying.

    At least make an attempt at a novel content when you post. There’s no rule that you have to make a post every day, unless you feel like your day isn’t complete without posting to the Dick Tracy comments, in which case - good luck with all THAT.

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    lewisbower  over 15 years ago

    Has anyone considered that it might be a suicide?

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    watcha  over 15 years ago

    @DLisagenius - I think currently the main purpose of this trip is to evoke negative comments from people - what else could they expect with this storyline and draw quality. Sure there are many bad one liners, but some of them are really sharp, and more and more people are joining Dick’s comments list because of that. If you don’t like it - then don’t read it or comment on it - it is really that easy. (Please don’t comment on my misuse of the English language, it is my 3rd language)

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    sydney  over 15 years ago

    There’s a correlation between the SAME onelines and the SAME flaws committed by the Author.

    Don’t shoot the messenger “fire” the root cause !

    You’ve indirectly (and unintentionally) pointed out that the man isn’t ALL that you “propped” him up to be,

    You can climb down from Mt. Olympus now !

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    ridenslide65  over 15 years ago

    Lewreader said, about 1 hour ago Has anyone considered that it might be a suicide?

    Hey Lew - How many people do you know that can shoot themselves in the head with a rifle while they’re on the trapeze?? (Besides MacGruber of course)

    I’m waiting……..

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    neonleon59  over 15 years ago

    Back to the “police” work…

    Fact 1: A circus perfomer (Louise) was shot during a performance. Fact 2: While Dick is canvassing for information, he has a conversation with a clown. Fact 3: Said clown is holding a gun. Fact 4: The clown has admitted to firing his gun around the same time Louise was shot.

    Question: Wouldn’t a marginally competent detective, you know, TAKE THE GUN AWAY FROM THE CLOWN before questioning him?

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    kab2rb  over 15 years ago

    The ringmaster is still in shock . DT you are now needed at a new CS. A healthclub in CA man shooter last night killed women exercising then shot himself. Comics strip is not like TV. People must like DT. comic critics.

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    Froxkrybra  over 15 years ago

    DLisagenius makes sense…what’s up with all the Would someone please shoot Ringo comments? I’m trying 2 grasp on this story, anyone know where Bonnie went?

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    g6793  over 15 years ago

    I think Bonnie and Tess left (Dick asked them to.) right after IT HAPPENED. Personally I think the ringmaster is in shock and is still trying to grasp the fact that one of his performers was shot and is lyng dead in the ring!

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    bassmanbob  over 15 years ago

    DLisagenius said, about 5 hours ago

    “My comment yesterday was not directed to the fact that most of the posts here are destructive criticism - I’ve accepted that and agree with some of what is posted here.

    I am just tired of reading the same one liners from the same people every day. It’s just like the ringmaster yelling “IT HAPPENED” over and over and over again - it gets a bit annoying.

    At least make an attempt at a novel content when you post. There’s no rule that you have to make a post every day, unless you feel like your day isn’t complete without posting to the Dick Tracy comments, in which case - good luck with all THAT.”

    DLisa, does that include me? :-)

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    whardin1960  over 15 years ago

    Clown handing over gun w/finger on the trigger. Good way to blow Tracy’s face off. If you think an up close discharge of a “blank” doesn’t hurt ask John Wesley Shipp.

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    jpozenel  over 15 years ago

    Well it didn’t take weeks for her to hit the ground…but I have a feeling that we’ll be seeing that flashback for quite a while. Anything to fill the strip I guess.

    And DLisagenius why don’t you just can it! Who made you the boss?

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    DLisagenius  over 15 years ago

    bassmanbob said, about 2 hours ago

    “DLisa, does that include me? :-)”

    No, Bob you meet my rigorous posting standards.

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    bassmanbob  over 15 years ago

    DLisagenius said, 23 minutes ago

    bassmanbob said, about 2 hours ago

    “DLisa, does that include me? :-)”

    No, Bob you meet my rigorous posting standards.

    Wow, is that a relief! Thanks DL, I would have hated having to stop!

    Peace.

    BB

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    Keith W. Burnham Premium Member over 15 years ago

    1:48 EDST: Calvin and Hobbs has 22 more comments than Dick Tracy. (52 to 30)

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    MisngNOLA  over 15 years ago

    kab2rb, the health club shooter was in PA not CA. There was a hospital shooting in CA though. But don’t worry, DT would probably have made the same error :)

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    Kingoswald Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Interesting that this “bad” strip gets more comments than any of the good ones LOL

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    Morrow Cummings  over 15 years ago

    BB, the air is getting that “oregano” smell in here and I am becoming confused as to what is happening. Would you please re-start your explaining the strip to me? It’s something that only you can do!

    BTW, thanks, BB!

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    kab2rb  over 15 years ago

    All I was getting and after I did post about the shooting at the exercise place for women, I know it was the wrong state. Too much voilence going. I was not aware of the hospital sad:(

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    idarke  about 15 years ago

    In the second panel, the gun appears to be floating in mid air. Neither hand is actually grasping it. That’s actually pretty cool, clown-wise. Pretty bad, art-wise though.

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